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Cheng Gu, Ph.D.
Professor
School of The Environment
Nanjing University
Tel：+86-25-8968-0636
Email: chenggu@hgbetting.com
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Education
Education
Ph.D. 2006 Environmental Chemistry & Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. 2000 Environmental Chemistry, Nankai University, China
B.S. 1997 Environmental Science, Nankai University, China
Professional Experience
Professor: School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 08/2011-present
Research Associate: Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 05/2006 – 08/2011
Graduate Research Assistant: Environmental Chemistry & Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. 08/2001 – 05/2006
Research Interests
Surface catalyzed transformation of organic contaminants in natural environment
Development of novel materials/technologies for environmental remediation
Surface characterization and catalyzed reactions on microplastics
Academic Service
Teaching
Selected Publications
Yan Yuanyuan; Zhu Fengxiao;* Zhu Changyin; Chen Zhanghao; Liu Shaochong; Wang Chao; Gu Cheng.* Dibutyl phthalate release from polyvinyl chloride microplastics: Influence of plastic properties and environmental factors. Water Res. 2021, In press.
Wu Dingding; Huang Shuhan; Zhang Xuxiang; Ren Hongqiang; Jin Xin;* Gu Cheng.* Iron minerals mediated interfacial hydrolysis of chloramphenicol antibiotic under limited moisture conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 9569-9578.
Wang Xinghao; Pu Lirong; Liu Cun; Gao Juan;∗ Gu Cheng.* Enhanced and selective phototransformation of chlorophene on aluminum hydroxide-humic complexes. Water Res. 2021, 193, 116904.
Chen Zhanghao; Teng Ying; Mi Na; Jin Xin; Yang Deshuai; Wang Chao; Wu Bing; Ren Hongqiang; Zeng Guixiang;* Gu Cheng.* Highly efficient hydrated electron utilization and reductivedestruction of perfluoroalkyl substances induced by intermolecular interaction. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 3996-4006.
Wang, Chao; Xian, Zeyu; Jin, Xin; Liang, Sijia; Chen, Zhanghao, Pan, Bo; Wu, Bing; Ok, Yong Sik; Gu, Cheng.* Photo-aging of polyvinyl chloride microplastic in the presence of natural organic acids. Water Res. 2020, 183, 116082.
Chen Zhanghao; Li, Chen; Dong, Hailiang; Chen, Yi; Wu, Bing; Gu, Cheng.* Efficient reductive destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances under self-assembled micelle confinement. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 5178-5185.
Sheng, Feng; Ling, Jingyi; Wang, Chao; Jin Xin; Gu, Xueyuan; Li, Hong; Zhao, Jiating; Wang, Yujun; Gu, Cheng.* Rapid hydrolysis of penicillin antibiotics mediated by adsorbed zinc on goethite surfaces. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53, 10705-10713.
Jin, Xin; Wu, Dingding; Ling, Jingyi; Wang, Chao; Liu Cun; Gu, Cheng.* Hydrolysis of chloramphenicol catalyzed by clay minerals under nonaqueous conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53, 10645-10653.
Chen, Ning; Huang, Meiying; Liu, Cun; Fang, Guodong; Liu, Guangxia; Sun, Zhaoyue; Zhou, Dongmei; Gao, Juan*; Gu, Cheng.* Transformation of tetracyclines induced by Fe(III)-bearing smectite clays under anoxic dark conditions. Water Res. 2019, 165, 114997
Liu Peng; Qian, Li; Wang, Hanyu; Zhan, Xin; Lu, Kun; Gu, Cheng*; Gao, Shixiang.* New insights into the aging behavior of microplastics accelerated by advanced oxidation processes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53, 3579-3588.
Wang, Xinghao; Wang, Siyuan; Qu, Ruijuan; Ge, Jiali; Wang Zunyao; Gu, Cheng.* Enhanced removal of chlorophene and 17β-estradiol by Mn(III) in a mixture solution with humic acid: Investigation of reaction kinetics and formation of co-oligomerization products. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 13222-13230.
Peng, Anping; Gao, Juan; Chen, Zeyou; Wang, Yi; Li, Hui; Ma, Qiying; Gu, Cheng.* Interactions of gaseous 2-chlorophenol with Fe3+-saturated montmorillonite and their toxicity to human lung cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 5208-5217.
Wang, Chao; Gao, Juan; Gu, Cheng.* Rapid destruction of tetrabromobisphenol A by iron(III)-tetraamidomacrocyclic ligand/layered double hydroxide composite/H2O2 system. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 488-496.
Tian, Haoting; Guo, Yong; Pan, Bo; Gu, Cheng*; Li, Hui; Boyd, Stephen. Enhanced photoreduction of nitro-aromatic compounds by hydrated electrons derived from indole on natural montmorillonite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 7784-7792.
Liu, Cun; Gu, Cheng*; Yu, Kai; Li, Hui; Teppen, Brian; Johnston, Cliff; Boyd, Stephen*; Zhou, Dongmei. Integrating structural and thermodynamic mechanisms for sorption of PCBs by montmorillonite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 2796-2805.
Gu, Cheng; Liu, Cun; Ding, Yunjie; Li, Hui; Teppen, Brian; Boyd, Stephen*. Clay mediated route to natural formation of polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 3445-3451.
Gu, Cheng; Liu, Cun; Johnston, Cliff; Li, Hui; Teppen, Brian; Boyd, Stephen*. Pentachlorophenol radical cations generated by Fe(III)-montmorillonite initiate octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin formation in clays: Density function theory and Fourier transform infrared studies. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 1399-1406.
Gu, Cheng; Li Hui; Teppen, Brian; Boyd, Stephen*. Octachlorodibenzodioxin formation on Fe(III)-montmorillonite clay. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 4758-4763.
Gu, Cheng; Jia, Hanzhong; Li, Hui; Boyd, Stephen*; Teppen, Brian. Synthesis of highly reactive subnano-sized zero-valent iron using smectite clay templates. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 4258-4263.
Gu, Cheng; Karthikeyan, K. G*. Sorption of the antimicrobial ciprofloxacin to aluminum and iron hydrous oxides. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 9166-9173.
Gu, Cheng; Karthikeyan, K. G*. Interaction of tetracycline with aluminum and iron hydrous oxides. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 2660-2667.
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